About this Event
About
To all appearances, Lily Sedako is an unexceptional retiree - a seventy-something single woman living in Chicago, her days filled with the routine tasks of normal life. But underneath that exterior lies a remarkable past as a former CIA field agent. Now 20 years later, her past is at risk of being exposed by someone unknown.
A powerful novel about love, power, corruption, aging, trust...and revenge, Bad Company reaffirms Sara Paretsky’s place as one of the pre-eminent crime writers of our time. Since the introduction of her iconic V.I. Warshawski series, Paretsky continues to challenge and transform the mystery genre. Fellow Chicagoan and mystery writer Lori Rader-Day sits down with Paretsky for a wide-ranging conversation on her new novel, her process and sources of inspiration.
Copies of Bad Company will be available for sale and book signing following the event.
Biographies
Hailed by the Washington Post as “the definition of perfection in the genre,” Sara Paretsky is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including the renowned V.I. Warshawski series, first appearing in 1982’s Indemnity Only. Paretsky’s Warshawski series has since transformed the mystery genre, showing woman as compelling main characters, and not just a vamp or a victim. In 1986 she created Sisters in Crime, a worldwide organization focused on equity and inclusion in crime publishing, which earned her Ms. Magazine’s 1987 Woman of the Year award. Her many awards include the Cartier Diamond Dagger Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Crime Writers’ Association and the 2011 Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award.
Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award−nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark Award−winning author of The Death of Us, Death at Greenway, The Lucky One, Under a Dark Sky, and others. Lori cochairs the crime fiction readers’ event Midwest Mystery Conference and teaches creative writing at Northwestern University. Find the playlist of songs that inspired the writing of Wreck Your Heart and Lori’s other books on her website.
Event Overview
11:15 a.m. | Check-In Opens
11:30 a.m. | Luncheon Begins
12:00 p.m. | Conversation Begins
1:00 p.m. | Program Concludes
1:05 p.m. | Book Sales & Signing
Attire
Club Smart/Business Casual
Parking
The nearest parking garage to the University Club is the Grant Park North Garage (25 N Michigan Ave).
About the University Club of Chicago
The University Club of Chicago is a private club with a 100+ year history of serving generations of Chicago’s civic, arts, philanthropic, and business leaders. The Club has welcomed luminaries from the world of art, architecture, literature, music, theater, science, sports, and government and recognized icons in Chicago’s cultural history. Recent presenters include Patrick Radden Keefe, Patti Smith, Kevin Boehm, Louis Carr, Ken Burns, Salman Rushdie, Giada De Laurentiis, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Margaret Atwood, and other visionaries.
Event venue & nearby stays
University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, United States
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